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Emma Price
To all those looking at cane toads to get their next high...don't.
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References
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Matsukawa, M., Akizaa, T., Morris, J. F., Butler, V. P., and Yoshioka, M. (1996). Marinoic acid, a novel bufadienolide-related substance in the skin of the giant toad, Bufo marinus. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 44(1), 255-257.
Pulling, N. (1990). Toad licking puts men in hospital Poisonous secretions are highly toxic. Globe & Mail, A1. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A164459788/GIC?u=sutahu&sid=GIC&xid=eb71c383
Uzelac, E. (1990). Licking Toads Leaves More Than a Bad Taste in the Mouth : Trends: It may indeed by a ‘desperation high,’ but licking a toad is the latest way to hallucinate. The Baltimore Sun. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-31-vw-1046-story.html
Zulfiker, A. H. (2016). Compound Identification and Functional Characterisation of Cane Toad Skin Extracts. [Doctoral thesis, Griffith University]. Griffith Research Online.
(2015). Toad-licking man kept on dancing. The Times, 36. https://proxy.li.suu.edu:2443/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=n5h&AN=7EH101014540&site=eds-live
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/facts/cane-toad
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Are those big ol' wildlife bridges worth it?
Wildlife bridge pictures:
South America Primate Bridge
Christmas Island Crab Bridge
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